Saturday Surf and Turf

And after many moons, I can finally show you my box! (That’s the CSA Food Box, dirty birds)

Are you ready for your close up?

And now onto the surfin’

I read a lot of blogs, written by a lot of very smart people. It’s possible that this mother in particular is the smartest. Read about her ingenious experiment to help her kids understand just how much she does for them. (Find the update and conclusion here.) I hope she gets a big fat bouquet of flowers for Mother’s day!

This post by the amazingly talented Rima, brought back some black and white memories. But my memories of the olden days of TV watching are totally different from hers… perhaps I will write a blog post to explain…

Your CSA looks fabulous! I did one last year, but I haven’t signed up again b/c we got sooooo many repeats. I love being green, etc. but it was the same stuff all the time. And frankly? I can only handle so much chard.

Thank you so much for the mention,Yuliya! I’m honored! My kids are so relieved that experiment is over (Calvin wrote the word ‘chores’ in a big frowny face the other day), but I hope the lessons are long-lasting!

We just got home from vacation and as I look at my weed infested patch of dirt that I must transform into a garden this week, I think it would be much nicer if someone would just deliver lovely produce weekly. You inspire me to want to learn how to take pictures.

So far we’ve made several salads, sauteed the chard (YUM!) and made mushroom soup with the mushrooms…still holding on to the asparagus…but the box is weekly so I better hurry up and eat what’s left to make room.

I did the surprise CSA box before as well. Was it just me – or do you think it smells funny? I know, it’s a ridiculous question. I did it when I was pregnant with our second and I had to give EVERY SINGLE box away. I couldn’t stand the smell! So, now I’m totally afraid to try again, now that I’m non-pregnant and hopefully a non-freak.

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Welcome! My name is Yuliya (it rhymes with Gulia), and I'm Ukraine-born,
San Francisco raised and (currently) struggling to stay sane in the suburbs
of the Biggest Little City. My blog is a sassy chronicle of the 'struggles' in my life as wife of an android & as a
semi-crunchy mommy to two babies: one human, one canine.